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I Can't (Foxy Brown song)

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"I Can't"
Single by Foxy Brown featuring Total
from the album Chyna Doll
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)[1]
Recorded1998
StudioThe Hit Factory
(New York City)
Genre
Length4:47
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyrone Fyffe
Foxy Brown featuring Total singles chronology
"Hot Spot"
(1998)
"I Can't"
(1999)
"Oh Yeah"
(2001)

"I Can't" is a song recorded by American rapper Foxy Brown featuring the R&B girl group Total. It was released as the second single from her second studio album Chyna Doll in 1999 by Def Jam.

Single information

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"I Can't" was released on March 16, 1999 in the United States. The single was unsuccessful, receiving little airplay on urban radio stations and little video rotation on MTV, though it was slightly more successful on BET and The Box. It became her first single to miss the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track Chart at number 61.

The single featured a sample of the song, "Everything She Wants" by the pop duo Wham!.

Track listing

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  1. "I Can't" (featuring Total)
  2. "Dog & a Fox" (featuring DMX)
  3. "Il Na Na" (featuring Method Man
  4. "Hot Spot" (video)

Charts

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Chart performance for "I Can't"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen Soundscan)[2] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 61

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "I Can't"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 9, 1999 Urban contemporary radio Def Jam [1]
March 16, 1999 CD [3]
April 5, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio [4][5]
United Kingdom July 19, 1999 CD [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. March 5, 1999. p. 55.
  2. ^ a b "Foxy Brown". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ I Can't - Foxy Brown | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-23
  4. ^ "CHR/Rhythmic: New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1399. April 2, 1999. p. 51.
  5. ^ "Crossover Nation: New Releases - Going For Adds 4/5" (PDF). Hits. April 2, 1999. p. 64. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Foxy Brown - I Can't, retrieved 2022-05-23